Joyce Ajlouny, Director of Ramallah Friends Schools in Palestine, will speak on Sunday, January 29 at 9:45 a.m. about “Educating Toward Peace” at the Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street. Newtown. The public is invited to attend. Joyce will be continuing the Quaker Meeting’s series on education. Last week, Newtown Quaker …
Drew Smith, Executive Director of the Friends Council on Education, will speak at the historic Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street on Sunday, January 22 at 9:45 a.m. His talk, entitled, “Your Child Will Retire in 2081,” will speak about the future of education and the role that the foundational …
John Ratliff, a member of Newtown Quaker Meeting and a Junior at Hopewell Valley Central High School, NJ, will speak about his recent trip to Kenya on January 15, at 9:45, at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street. . John is a member of the Global Connections Club at …
John Davison, retired George School History teacher, will speak Sunday, December 11 at 9:45 a.m. at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, about the history and significance of the original “Penn Treaty Elm” and its great great grandchild now planted on the grounds of the Newtown Meetinghouse. Worship in …
Patricia Walsh-Collins is a Quaker, educator, entrepreneur, and environmental activist. This past September, she and her daughter Lily Collins drove for two and a half days to stand with the Standing Rock Nation of North Dakota in protesting the “Dakota Access Pipeline” through Indian Territory. Patricia will discuss her experience …
Violet Myles, a George School senior and member of Newtown Quaker Meeting, will speak and read her poetry at the adult class of Newtown Friends Meeting, 219 Court Street, Sunday, October 30 at 9:45 a.m. Following the presentation, there will be Meeting for Worship at 11 a.m. with coffee and …
Jamal Elliott, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Head of the Wissahickon Charter School in Philadelphia will speak about “My journey: How I came to lead a progressive Charter School in Philadelphia” to the adult class of Newtown Friends Meeting, 219 Court Street, Sunday, October 23 at 9:45 a.m. Jamal Elliott grew …
Michel Daley is a member of Newtown Quaker Meeting, a scientist and an entrepreneur. He describes his Spiritual Journey as “a tortuous one spanning decades of seeking and questioning as a scientist to adopting Quakerism as his faith.” He will discuss his spiritual journey, “Science and Quakerism: From Divergence to …
Chiyo Moriuchi is a member of Newtown Quaker Meeting and the daughter of Takashi and Yuriko Moriuchi who were among the over 110,000 American citizens of Japanese descent incarcerated in prison camps in the United States during World War II. She will talk about her family’s experience during the war …
Martha K. Holland, Newtown Friends Meeting member and educator will lead a discussion on Adventures in Parenting: What Does Success Look Like? for the Adult class of Newtown Friends Meeting, 219 court Street, on Sunday, September 25, at 9:45 a.m. Traditional Quaker worship based on silence and shared ministry will …